The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-20
FISH LAW.


Since our Law Supplements have been
printed, we find that line has been
omitted in Chapter 375: sAn act for the
protection of fish, We therefore repub.
lish the law, with the line inserted.
No. s7s. 81 Published April %, 1857. ]
AN ACT for the protection of Fl b in the inland
waters of the state
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, represented
Il Senate aid assembly, do enact rs follow:
Sectionl No person or persons shall be al
lowed TO set. place or. use any gill, fyke, pound
seine dip or other net or snare in The inland
lakes rivers or sire aims of the state of Wisconsin
texcept lsh, known, as white fish may be taken
with dip net. having q hoop not exceeding
thirty inches In diameter between the tenth day
OF November and The fifteenth day of December
In each year, The in and lakes, rivers or streams
shall be construed as meaning all waters within
the jurisdiction OF the state, except Lake Superb
or, Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay,
thar part OF Fox River wing between Green Bay
ard the dam at Depere. and private ponds. This
net she'll not be construed to prevent the catch
ing of minnows sinners club, dace, suckers or
stickleback for bait by means of dip nets or
feines of not more than fifty feet In length nor
inote than three Feet in depth
Section 2. No person. or persons shall be al
lowed to fish for, catch or kill with any device,
nor shall any person Or persons sell or offer for
SALE or buy or have in their possession any brook
trout, mountain trout. rainbow trout, mack inaw
trout, pike, pickerel or black bass curing their
spawning season. The spawning or closed sea
son shall be construed as follows Brook, rain
bow and mountain trout from the first day OF
september to the fifteenth day of April Macki-
nav trout commonly called lake trout) from the
first day of October to the first day of December.
Pike commonly called wall-eyed pike from the
first day of april to the firrt day of May Pick
erel from the first day of March to the first day
May, and black bass from the first day of March
to the first day of June. This act shall not be
1rc IF ich
or possessing fish during such spawning season
that have been raised in private ponds, or caught
in other than the inland waters of the state.
Section g. No person or persons shall be al
owed to catch, kill or take any fish in any of the
waters of the state by means of dynamite, or
other explos vo, or q spear. except that q spear
may be used in the waters of the Mississippiriver
aud sloughs. and also a spear may be used in the
waters of Lake Winnebago, Fox and Wolf rivers
for sturgeon bu'y.
Section 4. No person shall catch for sale, or
offer tor sale, barter for the purpose of ship
ping out of the state, any brook, rainbow or
mountain trout caught in the public waters OF
the state, mr. shall any person or persons catch,
KILL or take any brook, rainbow or mounta II
trout from any of the public waters of the state
by means of any other device than hook and line
or angling, nor shall any person or persons
catch, XII |, or take or have in their possession
any brook, rainbow or mountain trout of less
than six inches In length, taken from the public
waters of the state.
Section 5. The board of fish commissioners, OF
their authorized agents. may take at all Seasons
and in any way, fish from the public waters foI
the purpose of artificial propagation.
Section 6. ANY person or persons violating any
of the provisions of this act shall, upon conyic-
ton thereof be subject to fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
together with the costs of prosecution for each
aud every offense, and SHALL on conviction, be
committed to the county Jail until such fine and
costs are paid, or the offender or offenders are
discharged by law.
Section 7. All acts now in force respecting the
protection of fish in the inland waters, excep
such acts as refer to the construction of fish ways
are hereby repe lied.
Section s. his act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April s. 1887.